US in Israeli-Iranian Confrontation: A New Era and Strategic Implications of Iran’s Bold Response

Written by Elijah J. Magnier:After five deliberative sessions of Israel’s mini-security council focused on the scope of an Israeli strike against Iran, the result was what Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called a “mockery”. He criticised the limited scale of what was meant to be a symbolic strike, noting that it did not restore the long-standing deterrence equation. According to leading Iranian sources, “Israel had provided the US with details of the size and location of the target.” The US, in